New Machine Learning Theory Raises Questions About the Very Nature of Science
A novel computer algorithm, or set of rules, that accurately predicts the orbits of planets in the solar system could be adapted to better predict…
Fusion Energy
Future Zero-Emissions Power Plants: Scientists Collaborate on Development of Commercial Fusion Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is collaborating with private industry on cutting-edge fusion research aimed at achieving commercial fusion…
Korean Artificial Sun – KSTAR Fusion Reactor – Sets New World Record
KSTAR sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million °C. Aims to continuously operate high-temperature plasma over the 100-million-degree for 300 seconds…
Realistic Simulation of Plasma Edge Instabilities in Tokamak Fusion Reactors
Computer simulation of ELM crashes at the lower plasma edge of ASDEX Upgrade fusion device. The video shows the evolution of the plasma pressure over…
Revolutionary Zero-Emissions Power Source: Validating the Physics Behind the New MIT-Designed Fusion Experiment
Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source. Two and a half years ago, MIT entered into a…
How to Armor Future Fusion Reactors to Protect Against One of the Harshest Environments Ever Produced on Earth
The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on Earth. What’s strong enough to protect the inside…
Fusion Power Breakthrough: New Method for Eliminating Damaging Heat Bursts in Toroidal Tokamaks
Picture an airplane that can only climb to one or two altitudes after taking off. That limitation would be similar to the plight facing scientists…
MIT’s Lauryn Kortman: Juggling Fusion Magnets and LED Batons
Rising MIT sophomore finds satisfaction designing for the laboratory and the playing field. When Lauryn Kortman enrolled in Founder’s Journey, MIT’s entrepreneur-based first-year student seminar,…
While Birds Chirp, Plasma Shouldn’t: New Plasma Physics Insight Advances the Development of Fusion Energy
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have furthered understanding of a barrier that can prevent doughnut-shaped fusion facilities…
Abstract Mathematical Noodling Leads to New Insights Into an Old Fusion Problem
A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that fuels fusion reactions within a strong magnetic field…
Central Solenoid in ITER Fusion Reactor Has the Magnetic Power to Lift an Aircraft Carrier
Manufactured by the United States, the Central Solenoid is the most powerful of ITER’s magnets. It is sometimes called the “beating heart” of ITER because…
Fusion Energy Era: ITER Assembly Begins – World’s Largest Science Project to Replicate the Fusion Power of the Sun
Fusion: Future source of carbon-free, abundant, safe and economic energy; Leaders of EU, France, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia & US make announcement together. French…
Old Assumption Invalidated: Controlling Fusion Plasma and Plasma Turbulence
After his PhD thesis invalidates an old assumption, Norman Cao wonders what’s next. “What are some challenges in controlling plasma and what are your solutions?…
ITER Fusion Reactor Tokamak Assembly Begins – World’s Largest International Scientific Collaboration
ITER, the world’s largest international scientific collaboration, is beginning assembly of the fusion reactor tokamak that will include 12 different essential hardware systems provided by…
Safe, Clean and Limitless Energy: A Landmark Plan for Realizing Fusion Power
Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of…
Imaging Techniques Will Help Bring Fusion Energy Closer to Reality
Harnessing nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and stars, to help meet earth’s energy needs, is a step closer after researchers showed that using two…
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Nuclear Fusion Reactor Sets World Record
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor set a new world record, achieving over 2 atmospheres of pressure for the first time. On Friday, September…
New Research May Solve Longstanding Fusion Reactor Mystery
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step…